these were policies britain favored in west africa, even for germany joined at the league, britain not finding other buyers had sold the plantations in its part of cameroon right back to the german owners. now, germans went back and german firms rebuild their dominant positions in the african carrying a tray. but the commission went further than that. it became much more aggressive about combating annexation. the mandatory powers made three such moves between 1925-1933, and in every case germany tried to block them. first in 1925, belgium passed the law turning rwanda and burundi into provinces of the congo only to be forced by the commission to back down. in a second case, south africa tried to incorporate southwest africa's railways and harbors into its own system, but the mandates commission forced a revision of that law. finally, germany and league mobilization helped destroy british plans to amalgamate kenya, uganda and tanganyika. this was impossible, the commission said, for britain was not sovereign in tanganyika economic bring it into its empire. if necessary, the german gover

he belongs to migration watch, wanting to reduce migration to britain. the country is less equipped than germany to take in large numbers of refugees, he says. >> germany, first of all, has a population that is decreasing. it's a bigger country. our population is increasing at a greater rate than the germans. you are not comparing like with like, frankly. >> the advance guard of 5,000 children were to find... >> reporter: in the past britain has been a safe haven for people fleeing persecution. jooubish children that fled from the nazis. >> most of the asians started. >> reporter: or the asians expelled in uganda. they held british passports. the numbers were smaller than the number of syrians on the move. the people that march in london on this weekend believe this country can take in many more refugees than it has committed to. britain spends more than foreign aid for syrian aid on syrian refugees in the camps in the middle east than any other country in europe. the government will be reluctant to make more concessions a reminder of the british governm

britain will play its part alongside our other european partners. because we are not part of this eu's borderless agreement or relocation initiative, britain is able to aside its own approach. anchor: a reaction to mr. hollande's and mr. cameron's reactions, we are joined. >> not everyone was convinced on the opposition benches of that by the relocating a next her 20,000 syrian refugees david cameron insists that britain has done more than any other you county. that is to say humanitarian aid to syrians in need. britain has given more to that effort than several major eu players combined. talks about the royal navy rescue migrants who risked grounding. i think the message is don't get hung up on the individual figures of refugees that will be resettled. look at how the country is helping in different ways. i think that was also a dig at germany, which accused britain of not doing enough. will today's statement be enough to duplicate -- placate his critics they say, if you show solidarity with migrants, we will have to renegotiate the deal for britai

>> britain was divided. we talk about britain, one of the distinctions that needs to be made for any country is first the government and then the public mind to the extent that that could be identified. palmer's and who was the prime minister was anti- democratic. many of the british governing class were just delighted to see what one called the republican bubble burst. this was proof that self-government didn't work they were arguing with john bright whom we discussed earlier in this whole idea that they should expand the franchise. that sentiment was important. the other was of course just a concern about cotton and a lot of free trade liberals who might be antislavery would say well if the union isn't fighting against slavery then what do we have against trading with the south. if they believe in free trade, by this time they had passed a high tariff, going the other way was pro-democracy in the public of great britain and that was important. they maintained neutrality throughout. you. you asked about mat

great britain was the superpower of the world. for example, great britain had 100 ships. the united states had 15. great britain had colonies in canada, australia, new zealand. they had trading centers in hong kong and singapore. the falkins became a colony. in 1839, the british invaded afghanistan. they came with more than 20,000 troops. they had 30,000 camels to carry their supplies, including 300 cases of wine for the officers. but the english were defeated. it was the jihad against the british. they were massacred as they retreated from kabul in january of 1842. this is important. the u.s. saw the united kingdom as the center of evil. fostering abolition. trying to cut cotton prices by having a relationship with that independent texas come a great cotton producer. the south thought they want to destroy the american economy. remember the war of 1812. it was only a generation away when a british admiral burned washington and every household in america remembered it. look at your license plates. war of 1812. there were four specific problems in the u.s.-british relations

and great britain to the brink of war." at atails the incident legal and diplomatic battle that ensued. the national archives in washington posted this program. it is just under an hour. >> our topic for today is the -- "the creole affair -- "the creole affair: the slave rebelllion that led the u.s. and great britain to the brink of war." has at various times in his eclectic career been a lawyer and officer in two major corporations, a diplomat, and a former staff member of the national security council. years, he taught international law at georgetown university law center. "civil wars book lawyers" was published. his current book, "the creole affair," was published late last year. and he is currently in the final stages of dealing with his next book about the cold war. based on meat and welcoming arthur downey to the national -- please join me in welcoming arthur downey to the national archives. >> [applause] mr. downey: good afternoon. us, american history begins with the american revolution and the drafting of the const

while in london, the official partner met with britain ministers -- britain's minister of defense. upportsgovernment itself goes through pendum swing it is a primary responsibility for the major totforms, going to shift these defensive security organizations within this ministry to the ministry of dense. we will take a leading role in helping u.k.k. based tourist. me comex weapon opportunities. >> there have been some recent defes and oversee successes. it has been refeferred to more of a commercial roroute. this i mean the uk's going to look at these in a government to government terms? >> i welcomed the news fromm kuwait. thats the third nation in the gulflf to join. the short answer is we are looking at way in which government can play a part in these major campaigns. we haven't been quite as explicit as we might be on putting some 10 of reassurance wrap around these transactions. >> it is a quiet period as you guys work toward that. what is thnature of the >> wetional questions? reassess the threat environment inhich we are operating. we are halfway through at the moment. exerc

it could be the largest intact prehistoric monument discovered in britain.ere is more on the story. its original purpose still shrouded in history, stonehenge is still one of the world-famous site to visit. -- but the link it could have been hiding something even more impressive. it has been dubbed a super hench, because this great ditch behind me surrounds an area five times the size of stonehenge. and it is here that archaeologists have found at least 100 standing stones he needs my feet that would have -- beneath my feet that would have -- 4500 years4.5 ago. researchers have been able to pick up signals reflected from stones about a meter beneath the earth. many of them would have stood up to four meters in height, making this a great ancient arena. >> at least 30 to 40 are still there. they have just been pushed over and and massive bank placed on top of them. for the better part of 100,000 ofrs these have just been -- 4500 years these have just been hidden and we've just found them again. >> the team is still surveying and continuing to find stones arou

britain will take in the refugees over the next five years. perhaps it dissipated the public anger somewhat. in the minds of these people it wasn't enough. >> one of the concerns about more people - those coming into the country. those that are reluctant to see any more? >> in this country, the refugee crisis and how many britain should take is entangled with a broader debate about immigration as a whole. migration to the british isles, we saw stat sticks saying net migration increased to 300,000. now, that is despite the fact that a conservative government committed itself to reducing the target lower than that. it's failing in that regard. it feels on the back foot and that there is a body of public opinion. not the people out here today who believe that more people coming to the british aisles is leading to a shortage of job, putting pressure on schools and housing. economists will argue this, some say migration is beneficial. in overall terms, critics of a generous migration policy, if you call it that, say britain is in a different positi

day or so to change the stance that the britain has taken towards refugees. >> well, britain is onenumber of countries where there has been a certain amount of public feeling that britain is full and britain is over crowded and shouldn't be any more immigrants allowed and that is a similar view we have been hearing from politicians in hungry and to an extent also in poland. but of course there is increasing public pressure now, a lot of it quite emotional because of that photograph of the young child who washed up, his body washed up on that beach in turkey and so public opinion now does seem to be changing and we are seeing that, in fact, that change of public opinion reflected in comments made by the british prime minister david cameron who is now saying that britain is, in fact, ready to accept thousands more syrian refugees. >> we will continue with our approach of taking them from the refugee camps. this provides them with a more direct and safe route in the united kingdom rather than the hazardous journey that cost so many their lives. >> he has not given a figure there yet. h

the press and britain was flipping up the public into a lather for war and it looked like britain was on the verge of war in that december of 1861. john bright stood up and made up terrific speech to his own constituency in the north of england and spoke out against this war fever and also embrace the union cause as the same cause for democracy or for expansion of the suffrage in britain. it reminded britain of the common bond that went back to colonial times and evoked this idea of a transatlantic nation that was, that had gone to war before and regretfully, and still have this bond of brotherhood across the sea. he came up very powerful voice for the union and also cast the war of one of democratic forces against those of slavery. >> lincoln was fascinated and had in his pockets various artifacts. various personal items in one of them was the clipping of an article from a london paper paper by john bright. >> is in that right? >> lincoln sent to john bright some resolutions to present at public meetings and were ratified a huge public meetings there. one of those who organize one of

britain got 80% of its raw cotton from the slaveowning south. so the secessionists figured their britain really would have no choice but to back them. the confederate tail would wag the british bulldog. i think i will say that again. what they did not count on was that the british might hold their noses and accept the fact that slaves grew cotton for british mills but london, in london could say that was an internal problem for the united states but there were limits. where the british judah line on this whole question of slave grown cotton was on the question of the slave trade with africa which republican politicians in britain and indeed in the united states had recognized for more than 50 years as essentially a holocaust in which successive reduce government's fight against relentlessly deploying navels godman suffolk coast of africa cuba and south america and eventually spending an estimated 2% of the gdp of great britain in the struggle to shut down the middle passage. what counsel bunch did in a secret dispatches was to take the rhetoric

they attempted an invasion of britain itself during the war. wind and shipping problems. it could have happened then things would have gone smoothly. the french were involved all the way up to road island and mostly at sea. the spanish, almost all of their actions on the gulf coast were in north america were in the west indies and the spanish and french took quite a few items that in fact were on the verge of invading jamaica when britain agreed, one of the major reasons, they didn't want to risk, moving massachusetts not really for the british but jamaica is a big deal. actually a money-making colony but there were battles in india, central america, at the revolution was a global war sparked by this rebellion. >> did you find any women? >> i do have two women that i wrote about, one was upset -- isabella bruce, a scottish woman, one of the things i find about her was, most of the female characters i followed make very few choices about war, independence, where they live, their choices are shaped by the men in their lives and they try to whenever their daily lives are, th

there's plenty of room in britain. people say there isn't. there's plenty of room and plenty of jobs people can do and people will contribute to our economy. >> reporter: that's the view of claire who we picked from the crowd. thank you very much. she's a lawyer based in london, but for now, back to you, jane. >> thank you, barnaby. as the debate about what to do with the refugees rages on in northern europe, thousands are trying to get to the continent from the south. we're live from the border between greece and mass doan that. what's the situation there? >>. >> reporter: well as first it was relatively calm, but over the past few hours you can see behind me there's a lot of refugees arriving. there are people here on the ground that tell us that they're expecting about 50 buses in the coming couple of hours. that would be about 2,000 to 3,000 people crossing today. if you add those to the 7,600 that crossed over the past 24 hours just to give you an indication that the flow of refugees continues to arrive here in southern europe, i would s

>> britain was divided. we talk about britain, one of the distinctions that needs to be made for any country is first the government and then the public mind to the extent that that could be identified. palmer's and who was the prime minister was anti- democratic. many of the british governing class were just delighted to see what one called the republican bubble burst. this was proof that self-government didn't work they were arguing with john bright whom we discussed earlier in this whole idea that they should expand the franchise. that sentiment was important. the other was of course just a concern about cotton and a lot of free trade liberals who might be antislavery would say well if the union isn't fighting against slavery then what do we have against trading with the south. if they believe in free trade, by this time they had passed a high tariff, going the other way was pro-democracy in the public of great britain and that was important. they maintained neutrality throughout. you. you asked about mat

not just in britain, but the whole of europe.o the impact jeremy's election has three -- as leader of the labour party in europe will be worth watching how they're going to react to this. amy: your book, tariq ali, is called "the extreme centre: a warning." explain what you mean. >> people have often talked about the extreme left and extreme right or the populist left, the populist right without discussing what has become a politicslem in global jeremy corbyn, but especially in the european union jeremy corbyn and north america and australia. which is that it doesn't matter which party you a light, when it comes down to it, on the fundamentals of the day, waging war, imposing austerity, helping out the big corporations, sucking up to the rich, there is no big difference between them. they might use different language, but their politics are the same. and this is no longer acceptable to large numbers of people, which is why when the young see possibilities of an alternative whether in greece or portugal or spain or ireland and now

the banner says germany one, britain nil. the sentiment germany lived up to its obligations and britain has not. >> it's difficult to sa whether we are talking of tens of thousands, we'll have a better sense later in the day and the government will be watching. how representative, do they represent middle englands. they are all questions for the prime minister david cameron. >> the numbers, i guess, are indicative for support for refugees in the country, not everyone is that keen. >> the background context is the discussion about the refugee crisis in britain is entangled with a broader debate about immigration and migration, this is a government that won an election with a firm commitment to bring migrant numbers coming to britain right down. it's failing in that regard. we saw the recent statistics showing there was a net increase of over 300,000 immigrants coming to britain. now the conservative government knows that its base is worried about that. about the economic impact. the social and cultural impact. it's worried abo

britain led the move to put sanctions on russia. with him? >> i had conversations -- >> while are you here? >> he only had seven hours in the country. he's gone, back to russia i think. i'm sure i will have conversations later with him. in the end, how far apart with the iranians and russians, those two countries have an influence on what happens in syria. we need to convince them that a new syria with a different leader wouldn't necessarily be against their interests, it would rep to get rid of isil. >> but the united states position is we understand how bad assad is. but we're prepared to wait for some transition in order to get at isis now. they're not demanding he be immediately deposed. >> what america is saying, which i agree with is you need a transition. what's clear about. that at the end of that, assad cannot be the head of syria. it wouldn't work because you kould would not be able to defeat isil if that guy is still running the country. >> everybody agrees with that. even putin is not opposed to a transition at some poin

contrary to his hopes and his expectations, award or not we can great britain. it did not enhance france's geopolitical situation. and it did not lower the united states into the french trading orbit. what it did do was provoke a profound budgetary crisis that would lead to the summoning of the state generals and the destruction of the state -- french monarchy. that decision. among all the ironies here, one of the richest and least remarked upon is this -- the prophecy that he unfurled before the credulous -- proved to be so much closer to the troop -- truth than what you thought -- sought to conceal. they had blown into pieces. and in his life, -- party may, in his lie, he foresaw a truth. -- pardon me, in his lie, he foresaw a truth. and initially, that would happen to the arms trade. the last part to of my talk, about the consequences. to justify this claim that the the haitian revolution and spanish-american war were dependent on the arms trade that it made possible. now, i should state up front, the haitian revolution and the spanish-american wars for indep

britain has bowed to take in more in the coming months.rench president aland -- president francois hollande says he will allow more as well. one day after an ambush in turkey by the pkk that claimed the lives of two soldiers. there were two more today. violence has flared across southeast turkey as tensions escalate. time to shift gears now and talk about is this headlines. to do that, i will hand you over to gerhard. september and in the united states that marks labor day. it was made a legal holiday over 120 years ago as the government tried to repair ties with the u.s. labor force. it was very strained based on the protest of labor -- railroad workers. president barack obama said today that moore had to be done for workers, like allowing sick leave. >> if you are sick and have to take a day off work, the united states is probably not the ideal place for you. it is one of the world's few high income countries that do not hire paid sick leave for employees. president barack obama has not quite managed to change that, but in a labor day sp

. >> britain's prime minister david cameron has come under pressure for britain's stance on the crisis. he's been meeting in madrid today. we heard david cameron earlier on saying that britain indeed would take thousands more refugees from u.n.-run refugee camps in countries neighboring syria. it would act, he said, with its head at its heart, as far as refugees are concerned, and would continue to act with compassion. in luxembourg today, eu ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis. jackie, what's the latest? >> well, in fact the subject of the refugee crisis isn't due to be discussed in earnest until saturday, but because it's an urgent issue, dominating the agenda at the moment, that inevitably foreign ministers were commenting on the issue. one of the current lines we heard from various foreign ministers was the need for some kind of comprehensive european policy that there should be an eu coordinated policy, that there should be some kind of rules or norms that everyone applies rather than this very disorganized situation at the moment whereby individual countries seem to be do

that brings us to britain. prime minister david cameron is easing his hard line on excepting migrants. he now pledges to accept thousands more syrian refugees, but only from camps in the middle east, not those already in europe. he has also issued a warning that resettling refugees is not the answer to the problem. reporter: david cameron came to portugal to canvas for more european union reform. but the migrant issue is unavoidable. he has had to give in a little. david cameron: we will continue our approach of taking them from the refugee camps. reporter: britain has flown out victims of torture and sexual assault from camps along the border, 216 in total. around 5000 came on their own and applied for asylum. help like this for migrants is slow to take on. donations are few, namely because the numbers of refugees are so low. 370 house and -- 370,000 people have signed petitions telling britain to take more in. david miliband: britain has to move from taking tens of refugees to tens of thousands of refugees. r

. >> reporter: in the past, britain has been a safe haven for those escaping retribution. the asians, escaping uganda, although they held passports, compared to the number of syrians now on the move. believe this country can take on many more refugees than it has committed to so far. that britain spends much more on foreign aid for syrian refugees than any other country in europe and the government will be very reluctant to make more concessions. barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> the bomb has exploded in a camp for displaced people in nigeria. the camp was housing some of the 2 million who have fled violence of boko haram. >>> flood waters have started to recede in northern japan but hundreds of people have no more homes to go back to. more than 100,000 people have been affected by heavy rains across the country. at least three people killed and more than 20 others are still missing. >>> wayne hay sent us this update by one of the areas hardest hit by the flood. >> this was the 18th typhoon to sweep across the country so far this year but something completely different. mor

they looked at britain and there was no possibility -- >> to be fair to both of us. then a large quantity of syrian chemical weapons has been given up. but there is still use of chemical weapons by the regime. yet another reminder why we shouldn't be cutting a deal with assad. >> yet people in the region took the fact that there was no red line response as a sign of weakness by the west. i suggest, saudi government thought that, the government in -- >> but i think you can now jump forward. you can see britain and america taking on isil in iraq. we have done 300 strikes ourselves in iraq. obviously america, with other allies. >> and where are the ground troops coming from? >> ground troops are necessary. they shouldn't be mine view american or british. in iraq it should be iraqi ground troops. >> in syria? >> make sure they include. what we need in syria is a syrian government not led by assad. that can then be a partner in defeating isil. it has the to be, repeating myself. has to be a syrian government. and syrian people. >> is it more difficult now because the russ

did not want america to do war with great britain. a lot of this was feelings of frustration and not getting respect that the country deserved. historians tend to talk about the cause of impressment, sailors kidnapped by the british, british citizens that were escaping military duties. and that was an issue. and commercial issues, where the british are seizing american ships. they do not want americans supplying france. and both of those things, we can see them as policy issues that are frustrating and problematic and they arouse strong emotions in people. they cause people to get angry. they feel resentment toward great britain, like they are being insulted or humiliated, these are the terms used in a diplomatic writings and personal writings. they are talking about grievances against great britain. >> and why was it such a significant war for the u.s.? cassandra good: in terms of actual policies, nothing changes after the war based on the treaty of ghent at the end. it goes back to status quo, the way things were before the war. but

britain has bowed to take in more in the coming months.rench president aland -- president francois hollande says he will allow more as well. one day after an ambush in turkey by the pkk that claimed the lives of two soldiers. there were two more today. violence has flared across southeast turkey as tensions escalate. time to shift gears now and talk about is this headlines. to do that, i will hand you over to gerhard. september and in the united states that marks labor day. it was made a legal holiday over 120 years ago as the government tried to repair ties with the u.s. labor force. it was very strained based on the protest of labor -- railroad workers. president barack obama said today that moore had to be done for workers, like allowing sick leave. >> if you are sick and have to take a day off work, the united states is probably not the ideal place for you. it is one of the world's few high income countries that do not hire paid sick leave for employees. president barack obama has not quite managed to change that, but in a labor day sp

britain killed three men in a drone strike against i.s.i.l. in syria. prime minister david cameron defended it which raised legal questions. emma hay reports. >> answer the call. >> when i.s.i.l. released a recruiting video last year, they appeared calm and spoke calmly. >> this is a message to the brothers. those that stayed behind. we ask what happened prevent you coming to the land. >> reporter: he appeals for others to join him in syria. kahn and another man is dead. killed in a drone strike in syria, carried out by the british military. >> today i can inform the house that in an act of self-ence and planning, kahn was killed in an air strike car aid out on 21st august by an raf aircraft, in an area of raqqa in syria. in addition to kahn, the target of the strikes, two i.s.i.l. associates were killed. one of whom was identified as a u.k. national. >> reporter: the strike approved by the attorney-general, the main legal applicant in the u.k. in the first acknowledged strike on syrian soil by the british. over the past year, britain carried out 280 ai

you can see britain and america we have done 300 strikes ourselves in iraq. obviously america, with other allies. >> and where are the ground troops coming from? >> ground troops are necessary. they shouldn't be mine view american or british. in iraq it should be iraqi ground troops. >> in syria? >> make sure they include. what we need in syria is a syrian government not led by assad. that can then be a partner in defeating isil. it has the to be, repeating myself. has to be a syrian government. and syrian people. >> is it more difficult now because the russians are having a more embedded presence in syria and, providing more supplies in support of assad so it is now more difficult to get rid of assad? >> that may not be the case if you consider as i do that the reason the russians put those resources in was because they felt assad was on the brink of falling. >> a week ago in an interview -- >> excellent, very, very clear interview to get that much time with putin and to put those questions was very valuable. >> we'll bring you charlie's interview with putin

people in the crowd were saying refugees are welcome and britain has been put in the shade and shamed by other countries like germany and sweden taking more. the prime minister, david cameron, disagrees and he has already reversed his policy from where he was a week ago. he now says that britain is taking some 20,000 -- will take symptom 20,000 syrian refugees over the next five years. he points out that britain is a much more generous donor of aid to syrian refugees in the region in immediate surrounding countries. of course, he'll want to know to what extent his political instincts on this issue are aligned with those of middle england. the people who are out here today disagree with their government. >>> an investigation is under way into the crane collapse in saudi arabia which killed 107 people and left hundreds more injured. it happened at mecca's grand mosque just before the annual hajj pilgrimage where many muslims around the world visit the holy site. the german company that provided the crane says it is helping with the investigation. al jazeera's omar sala reports. >> hundr

britain will never play the role in french policy that france would like great britain to play. the idea behind supporting these american rebels is in order to turn, to make great britain look detached she has to be from her american colonies. american colonies want to be detached from great britain, too, it is here that of france and the american rebels and merge. britain to look eastward, play a role on the european continent, playing a role in french foreign policy, detached britain from her colonies. ,his is why we have rochambeau among other french forces, marching down the american east coast. troopsision to send under the comte de rochambeau was made in january 1780, 20th march. the marquee to lafayette -- the lafayette set sail to announce the arrival of some 5000 men under the comte de rochambeau. the 28ths in boston on of april, 1780, and then sets sail for morristown, washington, headquarters -- washington's headquarters. sail with approximately 5000 troops on board. 5000 troops that stand under the command of the comte de rochambeau. after a journey of 72 days, these

. >> you've accused britain as a double standard, while britain not doing enough but is it politically viable? some would argue britain your brother leader to the of the labor party, could have lost the election to david cameron. >> this is about a issue about immigrants. >> do you think the average britain make that distinction? >> i think they can make that distinction as long as the distinction is made for them. this is a migrant crisis rather than a refugee crisis has definitely muddied the waters. the fairness and fair play that exists among british people, what they want to know is it's being properly managed. that is double crisis that europe faces. on the one hand where is the effort, the political and diplomatic effort that the prospect that the war is not endless, but secondly, what is the competence in feflt distributed around the european union? remember at the moment britain has taken 25,000 people last year, that's 40 people in a suspends of 60,000 people. america needs to step up as well. this is a crisis that of course is existing within europe but america since the war

great britain -- france and the american rebels merge. turn great britain to look eastward, play a role on the frenchn continent and in foreign policy. detached them from their colonies. ,his is why we have rochambeau among other french forces, marching down the american east coast. troopsision to send under rochambeau was made in january 1780, on march 20. sailarquis lafayette set to announce the arrival of a french army of some 5000 men under rochambeau. lafayette arrives in boston on april 20 8, 1780, and set sail, and sets out for moorestown, .ashington's headquarters 5000 troops stand under the command of washable -- rochambeau. after a journey is 72 days, these men arrive in newport. while the officers obviously find quarters, or the high-ranking officers find -- i'ms in the houses just showing those because part of my job was to identify .esources along the road while the high-ranking officers, like a set, stay in houses like this, the troops are encamped newport. i will superimpose an 18th-century map on a modern map. here is wash

a widespread feeling that many immigrants have been coming to britain and this is a relatively small country compared to germany. that there were shortages of schools and housing, so he'll feel perhaps for the time being he's doing enough by saying britain is taking 20,000 syrian refugees over the next five years, and, of course, that it is in european terms relatively generous in terms of the syrian refugees in camps in turkey, in lebanon, in jordan. the people who are out here today and who have made their message loudly still making their message disagree pro foundly. they feel in country has historical, moral obligation to do more. >> barnaby phillips reporting there from that pro-refugee rally in london. thank you. >>> an investigation is underway into the crane collapse in saudi arabia which killed 107 people and left hundreds more injured. it happened at mecca's grand mosque before the annual hajj pilgrimage where many muslims around the world visit the holy site. the german company that provided the crane says it's helping with the investigation. al jazeera has the report. >>

>> well, britain has been a staunch supporter of those caught up in the syrian catastrophe. and indeed the british government has announced today an increase in the funding of humanitarian support. but there are many of us who believe that while treating the symptoms of all of this, we're not properly addressing the causes. and the idea that i'm very keen to support is the idea of an international enclave, a place where people can go within syria under unite united nations ausps from troops of the region given air cover and air support as well. so the idea of having safe havens inside syria i think would provide so far what has not been available for syrians displaced. half the entire population there is now displaced or indeed dead. and the international community must take far greater action to help address the causes of this. >> sure. >> and not respond to the symptoms. >> how do you stop a safe haven becoming another srebrenica? >> you do so by trying to arrange for a permissive environment. it doesn't seem to me that any of the main protagonists would want to provide hu

why has he then struck such a chord in britain? >> i think for different reasons. one of the reasons is the pressure from people in england liking an underdog. the labor party is going through all sorts of convulsions. they just lost an election badly this year. and jeremy corbin literally came out of nowhere. no one imagined this guy who was 100 to 1. the bookies put him at 100 to 1 to win the labor leadership and he's done it because he's authentic, seems like a real person. and people are fed up with main stream politicians across the western world. here in the united states we have the trump phenomenon, bernie sanders and jeremy corbin in britain is doing the same thing. here he is saying i want to stop austerity and stop foreign wars. >> this grassroots up rising that you're talking about the united states and you're seeing this on the left and right. greece and spain as well. on the other hand you've got the right in france and the national front even in the u.k. so did they simply underestimate what's going on in the western world in general? >> i think the

and that britain should be doing more.essive turn out doesn't mean this crowd is necessarily representative of britain as a whole. many british people feel this country has taken in too many immigrants in recent years. prime minister david cameron will want to be in step with public opinion on the refugees crisis. for all of the passion on london's streets, he may feel he's done enough to placate his critics. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, in central london. >> more refugees are now arriving at munich's main train station every day. ed to have reached the most welcoming country in europe. germany expecting the most refugees of any european nation this year. it anticipates 40,00 40,000 arrs in weekend alone. 4,000 german soldiers are on stand by to help deal with the unprecedented number of arrivals. >>> while europe is struggling to respond to the influx of refugees, most syrians escaping of conflict are seeking asylum in countries closer to home. turk has the largest number of refugees by far hosting close to 2 million, mo

it is the first acknowledge attack on syrian soil by britain. third party approved by the attorney-general, the main advisor in the u.k. two years ago british parliament voted against carrying out military action in syria. >>> in iraq, the united states has new weapons and military equipment to sunni fighters. the u.s. military appears to be pressuring iraqis over who was sent into the fight. as zeina khodr reports, the feuding is causing military setbacks. >>> u.s. weapons given to iraqi army are used by shia militia men. the men who operate under the popular mobilization forces have been doing most of the fighting in the ab since of a capable military. their strength and presence in the sunni province raised concerns in washington. >> the international coalition and its partners are pressuring the government to reduce the numbers in the popular mobilization forces from 170,000 to 70,000. they want the number to increase from 15,000 to 50,000. this caused tensions between the leadership of the popular mobilization forces and the government. >>

they want the people of britain to accept these things. they expect millions of people to work harder, longer, forfor lower quality of life on lower wages. our labor department says no. [applause] certainly and certainly not -- [applause] [applause] and certainly not .. [applause] >> who died a century ago this weekend and we remembered him with a book he launched sunday evening. he made so much of our life and founded our party and stood up to be counted on votes for women, stood up for social justice and stood up to develop our political party. we owe him and so many more so much. he kind of was asked once to summarize what you are about, summarize what you really mean in your life, and thought for a moment, and he said this, my work has consisted of trying to stir up divine discontent with what is wrong. so i say to you. don't accept injustice. stand up against prejudice. let us build a kind of politics, a more caring society, together. let's put our values, the people's values, back into politics, conference. thank you. [applause] [app

britain is able to decide it's own approach. we will continue with our approach of taking refugees from the camps and from elsewhere in turkey, jordan and lebanon. this provides refugees with a more direct and safe route to the united kingdom rather than risking the hazardous journey to europe, which has tragically caused so many lives. >> the foreign minister has fired upon in tikrit. we have more from baghdad. >> in a convoy southwest of the city when the attack took place. he was visiting troops. he does this on a number occasions but it goes to show how dangerous that area is. this is allegedly an assassination attempt according to iraqi state tv. only one shot was fired. now this was a success story for the iraqi people and the iraqi government who got rid of isil fighters from one of its strongholds but it goes to show that there are anti-government groups that are still capable of mounting attacks. >> expected to join the counter offense against isil. but they are mistrusted by government troops and by allied shia militia

reactions in britain are polarized. "the daily" is backing cameron, at "the guardian" warns of dangerous precedent being set -- "the daily mail" is backing .ameron cameron justified the killings as an act of self-defense under article 51 of the united nations charter, the first time the clause has been invoked for a targeted killing. amid questions over the legality of this broader interpretation of self-defense, the british defense secretary insisted it would be the way of things to come. >> there are other terrorists involved in other plots that may come to fruition over the next few weeks and months, and we would not have to take similar action again. reporter: cameron has said he supports bridge extending its bombing campaign against the islamic state group to syria -- he supports britain expanding its bombing campaign against the islamic state group to syria. anchor: let's address this debate with our guest from london, who joins us over the phone. you are a director of international security studies at the royal u